Christ died once to sin (Romans chapter 6), justifying the demands of sin against us. Having died to sin and having brought an end to the old man, what we were in Adam, we are transferred as Christians to a new Lord, new Master, new Kingdom and a new genealogy in Jesus. This new life before God is a life in the sanctuary like David, at the altar like Abraham and in the congregation like Moses.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
Systematic bible teaching from Romans
The cross of the Lord Jesus secures the finished work of salvation. Jesus has paid the price for sin, dying for sin and dying to sin. That same cross work of Jesus brings about a transfer of ownership, of Lordship from Adam to Jesus. It is now Jesus who is our head, our Lord, our Master. The old man was crucified with Christ that the body of sin might be destroyed that we should no longer serve sin. The typical picture of this truth is found in Joshua chapter 10 as Joshua heads out to defeat the 5 kings of the Amorites, headed by Adonizedek king of Jerusalem. The victory is secured by Joshua, the people of God now enter into their inheritance by claiming the spoils of war and possessing that which is vacated to them. The victory of God's people is sure and certain.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
The fall out from Eden and Adam's sin extended further and longer than that of Chernobyl. Adams fall affects the whole of humanity collectively and individually. Adam's nature corrupts the nature of all born to Adam. Adam erred on who God was, on what he wanted as a person and on how to deal with others! In Christ the old man was crucified with Christ. As Christians we have now a new head, a new Lord, a new master. Our new nature, the Divine nature originates not from Adam but from Jesus. Paul systematically dismantles the catastrophe which is Adam through Romans chapters 6 to 15. The first of these false ideas the Spirit of God challenges is that of our relationship with God. Instead of God being someone we must flee from, hide in fear from, He is Abba Father. Here is the God we fled from welcoming us back with arms as wide as the cross of His Son. He who did not spare His own Son, how shall He not with Him also give us all things?
Dr J Stewart Gillespie
